On Friday 03 September 2004 12:13 am, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla wrote: <snip> > > That's not all you get with a full-blown SMSC connection. You get > volume. If you're running a high-volume service, an SMSC connection is > the only way to go. With a good GSM modem you're limited to up to, oh > maybe 13kbps, or even as low as 9600 kbps depending on your GSM modem. > That translates to up to 7-10 messages per second. You also get billed > for every message you send, so you end up LOSING MONEY running the > service. At least you have a snowball's chance in hell (at the rates > the telcos impose for "revenue share") of breaking even while running > the service. >
When you 'tie-up' with a cellco's SMSC, with their promise of "revenue sharing", do you still have to pay for the replies you send? Or is your reply already paid for by the user who gets charged P2.50 instead of P1.00 per sent SMS? Just curious, -eric -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
